Confront Procrastination by Facing Resistance

One of the common procrastination tactics is to become busy doing something else – we want to do anything other than the task we are trying to avoid. Here is a tactic to handle such procrastination. First, assign some time to work on the task. Second, resolve that if...

Stop Outsourcing Your Life Decisions

We often ask people for advice on what to do with our lives. But how would they know? You know who you are and what makes you tick. You know your fears and dreams. You know how hard you can push and what makes you give up. Figuring out your life can’t be outsourced....

The Hidden Power of Inexperience

When you are young and inexperienced, you don’t know what is possible or what your limits are. You don’t understand how the world works. So you try crazy things. Often, it is a disaster. But once in a while, you succeed. And when you do succeed, you...

The Real Lesson from 12th Fail

Many have asked me to watch the movie ’12th Fail’ — people are raving about this wonderful movie. Manoj’s story (who battled extreme adversity to become an IPS officer) is inspiring beyond words — and I am so happy for him! But we tend to...

Stop Trying to Prove Yourself

If you are trying to prove yourself, there is bad news — this game has no endpoint. There is no finish line at which you will feel, “Finally, I have proved myself — I can now rest easy.” Because no matter how much ‘proof’ you have...